It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.
Abraham Joshua HeschelThere is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
Abraham Joshua HeschelThe problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
Abraham Joshua HeschelMan's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
Abraham Joshua HeschelI would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again. When I see an act of evil I don't accomodate, I don't accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere. I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
Abraham Joshua Heschel